The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-12
ONLY ONE LOVE AFFAIR.
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ON Miss TraNinrlln Forbes.

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ON Miss TraNinrllu Forbes.
No. never had but one love aifIlr, anu
THAT come middn' late IN life never
WAS in the way Of such things WASH
yybat you'd call beauty when was "a
,sirl, aud what between Uncle Reuben
,iaralvsis aud fathers rhcuma'i2 some
E,o,y didn't seem 10 be in the track of It,
Eve heard o. them that death has forgot
ren and passed by. | guess cupid mas
skipped me ia much the same way.
I'd been visiting Cousin Melindy Maine
NH in London I'd been a-layln' up my
burning money and the egg money, and
All saved this ever so long, and I'd got
rne a cinnamon colorci mcrino, and hne
new black silk bonnet, with bunch OF
red cock scombs on the side, and ~ par o
s,turorky boots Though calf-skin - nay or
linary wcar) and I'd concluded To accept
vhe invite that Cousin Melindy'd give me.
ever so many times, TO come down ana
s-'ay a spell with her.
Miss Squire Sedgcs had give me some
tracts 20 distribute; Rachel Blrney had
Knit pair o. scanned blue mlttens Tor
strv Mr.. Sturgeon shes dreanIul ad'
tnirer o. his'n; and the minister he sNe
me copy o. his sermon on The Mutual
Duties of Rich and Poor and told me Ia
1--WE ii To Baron l,olhschild II | ever met
7!!7n at Cousin Mclindy's.
at might put % new idea or two INTO
Iheir heads" saysthc minister, says he.
But didn't happen TO come across mons
q, them folks, so gave the tracts toa car
driver that hecrd swcarin' awful at his
horses, and hand-organ man, WITH dread
fnl blue-looku' hands, got the scanned
tuit,ens, and gave the minister's sermon
goa nice. lookn' elderly man, with whItc
re, who was around colscctln' money Tor
he blacks.
We'll, when got there didn't stay near
So long as | calculated Melindy dldnt
seem SO awful glad to see me, after all,
and il was dreadful tiresome work set
wing up in the parlor with my knttln'
work all day,
| offered to go down stairs and help
r,sith the housework; but Melindy she SAID
st wasn't city ways, and was very glad
xyhen the ten days was up.
! had calculated to go to one OF them
register offices and get servant to come
clown with me, for Uncle Reuben lowed
that, now my nephew Paul was a.coming
70 spend the winter, I'd need handy
woman about.
But Cousin Mchndy she said she
I,nowed of nice girl IA had scwrl there.
hat would lie glad TO get place IN The
country.
I'm lind ont her address and send II
SOU" says Cousin McNndy,
was kind o. sorry, for | hccrd u deal
about them register offices aud sort o
wanted TO see what they was like; but
Nclindy Maine allays was maStcrful
syvnnan for havin' her own way, so |
eiidn't say nothin'.
Nv nephew Paul he come to see me two
,)r three times, and was quito polite and
civil He took me to the park, and to see
the Abbey and the Tower and all their
e.nriosltles, aud took IA powerful shine 10
llfn.
-uelmdy, says to Miss Maine, "why
Mont vow get one o your gals to set their
,,aas at Paul Parsons: He's very likely
young Teller"
Cousin Melindy laughed.
Ave got to l0oi, ont for rich sousin-
low, TraXinela," says she, "Gwcudoiinc
IS engaged TO the Count de Fontaiuc, who
Wil be very rich when the law courts de
eide his claim in the Forests of Normandy;
.and Suscttc is to be married to II young
man who is pctitionmg Parliament tor Al
charter 10 put an underground hnc across
rhe Bristol channel
"Oh,n says l. sort o frustrated like.
Well, the day | went home, Meliudv
gave me nice green brochav shawl,
with a real bright border round it, for y
present.
But for all that, I couldn't help feclin'
seiieved when got away, and unbekuOwn
10 Meindy, instead o. go!n' straight to the
train, | went to visit John Saltcr's wild
der that keeps Diapers store, and
stayed there day or two before took
che train.
And Miss Sater she was a deal gladder
80 sea me than Mclndy, though there
Masn't no relationship bctwiXt US. And
@e had fried oysters and coffee for sup
per, and MISS Salter she told me real
good receipt for tomato pickles, and we
had very satisfactory visit together.
And Miss Salter she went with me Ia
uhe ira in, and see me to mfortablc
seat handy to the door in case OF col,
gision.
The train hadn't started, and was a-sct
Rim with my green veil over my face
ahinkin' that I'd begin pretty soon to eat
hhe buns that Miss Salterd put up in a
paper, for fear | should get hungry when
all OF suddentlikc some one sat down IN
she seat close TO me, and sure as YOU live i,
was Paul.
Darling" he says before could speak
up 1--WE found you ut last Would YOU
have gone away without ever tcllin' m,
go0d-byf
Iwon't deny that | was sort O. frustrated
gust at first, for | hadn't s'posed that Pau
set SO much store by me; aud was ius,
goin' 70 tell him about John Salter',